Marto’s Mangoes
Based in Bowen, Marto’s Mangoes is a major supplier of mangoes to Coles and Woolworth’s throughout Australia, not only supplying Australia’s major supermarkets, but Marto’s Mangoes also contributes to the international market and exports 24% of their produce abroad.
Category
Product inventory and distribution
Industry
Broadacre Farming, Horticulture
Tech Type
Robotic Automation, GPS, automated water and fertilising systems
Opportunity
Growing from a small business in 1990 to currently having 20,000 tress across three farms the martins saw the need to innovate in some of their on-farm practices, packing and distribution.
After researching for software programs to assist them in these areas there wasn’t anything that ticked every box, so they decided to build their own app. The app consists of product inventory and distribution centre management allowing them to track every tray of mangoes that leave the farm, to the consumer through the supply chain with photos.
Results
- A super-efficient and streamlined process of stock inventory
- Having the ability to make quick decisions for order requests
- Knowing exactly what the true cost of production is
- Knowing what the quality of fruit that we’re getting off that orchard is
- Whether the yield is up or down on certain trees/paddocks
- Making informed decisions and making those decisions off data that is now being captured
- The app has transformed into a critical part of our business
